Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-04
THE IMPORTANT WORK
CARRIED ON DURING The PAST
SEASON,

VeiOpments SOOn-Whae Ii Doing on
Wood River, the Gold Belt, and In
smoky.
This season has been one of prepa-
ration for important developments
throughout this entire region.
At Brssdford the Queen of the
Hills shaft has been extended to the
SOO.foot level, and . new ore-chute,
or, more correctly speaking, the con-
tinuasion of the ore-chute which
yielded over half million of dollars
in the upper levels, has been dis
covered.
The Minnie Moore, while yielding
her hundreds of thousands of dollars,
has like wise shown an ore develop
ment in entirely new ground.
The Relief, which adjo,ns the Min
ME Moore, has been demonstrated to
be on the same belt, and promises to
be more valuable than her older sis.
ter. For six weeks the blasts from
one mine have teen heard in the
other, and the Relief men have been
working in an almost uninterrupted
ore chute.
On Lookout Mountain, just east of
Bellevue, . strong company at the
>ead Of which are the Doniphans, Of
the Gold Belt, is running a deep tun.
mel that will demonstrate if any veins
worth developing exist in that mount
ain.
Up Croy gulch the Cooper Brothers
have been developing the Fearnaught,
which already shows large quantity
OF concentrating ore.
Across the gulch lies the China
and Commodore, owned by Captain
Guyer, who, having recently returned
from South America for the purpose,
will either sell them soon to parties
who have been anxious to buy for
some time, or work them himself.
The Climax is believed to be q con.
tinuation of the Minnie Moore vein,
and shows large quantity Of pay ore.
The Japan, on Carbonate or HALEY
Hill, is being prospected in depth.
On Deer Creek, Colonel Frank
Taylor is working quite a force OF
men on the Montana and Snow. Fly
seeking depth with satisfactory re.
suits.
In the adjoining Narrow Gauge
gulch the Walla Walla gold mine is
being developed by the Champion
Gold Mining Company, with stamp
mill that is already yielding fair re-
suits.
Two miles above the Porter Broth
ers and Mason are opening up the
Red Cloud, and showing it to be 4
mine. They recently refused to ex
tend bond for $4,000 which they
had given for 30 days, as they have
since discovered a new ore.vein, ane
demand $4,000 for their property.
The Nay Aug, on the other side o
Deer Creek, although closed down a
present, will soon be started up agar
for the purpose of running a deel
tunnel which will tap the ore-chut'
at such depth as will insure immu
nifty from water.
On the East Fork of Wood Rive
the Triumph company has cut it
ledge at a depth of 700 or 500 feet
and found it to be 40 or so feet wide
without a footwsll. The ore is al
concentrating, with the exception O
) a few two-inch seams of galena; bu
as they have several hundred feet O
, "backs" it is evident that all that
required to put it on paying basi
is a concentrating works.
The North Star is being worke
, steadily by the Philadelphia and Ida
, no company, whose furnaces are thu
kept in heat.
Oyer the mountains in Elkhor
!. gulch, work has been resumed at
! depth of 600 or 700 feet in the Pal
ker, with good indications of the pro1
: Unity of an ore body. The Amicu
: across the same gulch, is yisldin
, , small but enormously profitable lo'
/ Of high-grade ore.
/ On Boulder creek, above Ketchuu
! the Ophir and Yankee Blade Al
! yielding thousands of dollars wort
Of high grade ore per month.
s In Smoky the Silver Star owner
= are rapidly completing mill sh'
n will have 16 Frue vannsrs to sta
| Nth The Carr;e T.aonard- which h,